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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
A COMMISSIONER PROPOSED.



RICHMOND, March 24.-Governor Lee,
this afternoon, received a cablegram from
Chairman Bouverie, Of the Council Of
Foreign Bondholders, Of London. which
he at once communicated to the Legisla-
ture. Mr.. Bouverie saws: THE council
will appoint commissioners to come to
Virginia to confer with the represents.
tives Of the State for a settlement Of the
debt. on receiving assurance that the
basis Of any agreement which may be
arrived at shall be available revenue as
mutually agreed upon. aftera competent
investigation, if the Legislature will EN-
power the Governor to consent 10 this
basis Of compromise.
In the Senate, Mr.. Mccormack intro
duced joint resolution looking to the
creation Of a Commission to meet the
one referred to in Bouverie's communi-
cation.
A special caucus Of Democratic mem
bers Of the Legislature was held to-night.
to consider the matter laid before the
General Assembly to-day. through a
of the council Of foreign bondholders
suggesting a joint commission for the
settlement of the State debt. The dis
cussion lasted three hours. and the eau
Gus. without taking action, adjourned
until tomorrow afternoon. when the
resolution offered by Senator McCor-
mack to-day looking to the creating of q
commission on the part Of Virginia to
meet the representatives Of bondholdert
will he considered, and if the caucus
adopts McCormack's resolution there
will be night session Of the Legislature
to act thereon.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25

RICHMOND, March 24.-The Supreme
Court Of Appeals, Of Virginia. to-day
rendered decision in the case Of Holmes
A. Puryear, convicted of the murder of
his wife by poison in Dinwiddie County.
in June, 1885. The prisoner, when
brought to trial, asked for a change Of
renue on account of the prejudice against
him in Dinwiddie. This was granted
and he was tried in Prince George
County. was convicted Of murder in the
first degree and sentenced to he hanged
October 20. Of the same year. The de-
cision Of the Supreme Court sustains the
Judgment Of the lower court, and Pur-
year will be hanged on a day to he here
after fixed.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
TORE DOWN THE CHURCH.

Summary Ejeetment Of . Religious Con
gregatioa by . school Board
WI.KEsBARRE, Pa. March A--Be-
fore daylight this morning the members
of the Nanticoke School Board, with the
aid of q large force of wOrkmen, broke
open the Bethel Congregational Church.
threw out all the furniture and tore
down the building. They claimed the
right to do this under the will of the late
John Mills, who left the land for school
or church purposes. and it is claimed fur
ther that the church society never OBJ
tanned legal possession The action OF
the School Board has created intense ex-
citement in Nanticoke. The church
trustees declare that they intend having
every member Of the board arrested on
criminal charges, and that they viii a.
SO sue the School Board for heavy
damages.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
OUTRAGE AND MURDER.
Twelve Year Old Girl Dragged Int
the Woods by Five lsOughs.

Twslve Year Old Girl Dragged Into
the Woods by Five Roughs.
JERSEY CITY. n. j., March 24.-Five
roughs waylaid and assaulted Louise
Wrinkle, twelve year old girl. Tuesday
night, ..on the out-skirts Of Granton, a
small village on the Northern Railroad
in the northern part Of Hudson county.
They dragged her into a small grove of
cedar in the rear Of Stelnheimers Park
and there accomplished their purpose
The approach of a young woman en-
ployed as telegraph operator in the sta
ton frightened them away, but not be-
fore she had recognized four Of the
party. The father of the girl spread the
alarm and searching parties secured the
woods. hut found no traces Of the cul-
prits- Threats Of lynching are loud
if they are captured The girl died to-
day.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
MINISTER 10 TURKEY.

Appointed by the President-Thc Inter
State Commerce Commission.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The Presi-
dent. this afternoon, appointed Oscar s..
Straus, of New York. to be Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
of the United States to Turkey.
The President to-day signed the COM
missions of the Interstate Commerce
Commissioners, but they will be
held at the White House and
delivered to the new appOintees
upon their arrival. Information was
received to-day that Judge Cooley
can not reach Washington until the
close Of the next week. and it was de-
cided to make no effort to get the Com
missiOners together before that time, as
the other meuIbers have their private
affairs to wind up. When the commission
assemblies its first action will be to Or
ganizs and then to Immediately begin
official consideration of the interpreta-
ton which will be given the most impor-
tant provision of the law. Candidates
for the position of secretary are numer-
Gus and each commissioner seems likely
to have a favOrite for the position.
The Civil Service Commission has
placed the post-Ofiice at Richmond. Va,
under Civil Service rule.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
LOCOMOTIVES TELESCOPED.
One Man Fatally Injured-Two Sever
Injured-TO0k the Chances.

One Man Fatally lnjured-TwO Severely
Injured-TOok the Chances.
NORTH EAST, Nd, March pa pas
senger train on the Baltimore & Phila-
delphia Railroad came in collision with q
through freight, at Leslie. about O'Clock
this morning. Both trains were badly
wrecked and the locomotives entirely
telescoped. On the passenger train were
two carloads Of emigrants. but no one
except the crews Of the locomotives were
injured. George Graham. fireman Of
the east-bound train, was fatally,
and engineer George Robinett and
fireman George Armstrong were severely
injured. Express matter was strewn and
scattered in profusion about the wreck.
The tracks are yet blOckaded, and no
trains have been able to pass over them
up to 3 O'Clock this afternoon. The acci-
dent is attributed to the engine Of the
east bound train being late and trying
to reach Singerly's, the usual place Of
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
GLADSTONE ON IRISH COERCION.
The Ways OF the Tory Ministry
Denounced.
AN UNBEARABlE YOKE ON THE NECK
LEGISLATORS.
uaits1 isslsad o. oaifevs- -Pssnsirs Organ Says
the Ssesstasy hes Entsssl Iats Q Hopeless
Contest with the Catholic Church

LONDON, March 2i.-In the House Of
Commons, this evening. the debate of
the motion ior urgency for the Coerc ion
Bill was resumed by Mr.. Gladstone.
He referred to the unprecedented posi-
ton Of the House. which had already
sat two months. during which. he said,
its independent initiative has been sup
pressed. Even now the Conservatives
exulted over the prospect of passing
motion forcing the House to absolute
surrender of its whole time
until bill of an extremely
severe character had been carried
The House was threatened with a fire.
quent application of the closure if the de-
bates were protracted. No greater calam-
ity could befall the House than this sort
OF pressure. 1t would sap the authority
of the Chair and bring the procedure
rules into disrepute. He had seen more
Parliamentary life than any other man
in the House. but he never knew Of so
grave a state Of affairs. 1t was due to
an extreme abuse of power by the ma
jority, which, if persisted in, would
leave behind a sense of wrong. The yoke
thus put on the neck of the House would
not be borne patiently. The position of
affairs now was very different from that
when the Coercion bill of 1881 was passed.
There were no papers before the
House now, nor was there any
indication Of the nature Of the proposed
government measure. Heretofore, in
asking special legislation for dealing
with crime in Ireland. Ministers had
tried to show that the terrible prevalence
Of crime was fatal to social order Was
that the case now: No. The House had
been told that the number of agragian
offenses prior to the passage of Forster's
Coercion Act exceeded the highest num-
her since. Crime. then, however. was
of a different character from that which
the government now sought to check
The present crime consisted in combin-
ing to obtain a reduction of rent
Irish cheers) Even the evidence
which the Government put before the
House showed that this crime was re-
stricted to demands for just abatements
of rent
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
SOuthern Raten.

NEW YoRK. March 24.-The Rate Com
mittee Of the Southern Railway and
Steamship Association met again this
morning but failed to decide upon any
satisfactory scheme Of classification Of
rates and finally turned the whole mat
ter over to the Arbitration Com mittee of
the association. They referred to the
same committee the memorial presented
by the New York Chamber Of Commerce
protesting against discrimination in
favor Of freight by the car load.
The Southern Railway Rate COMMITTEES
met this afternoon and adopted the old
classification for most kind Of freight.
Iron is Chased - before with . small
discrimination between whole and part
car loads.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
OVERTAKEN By JUSTICE.

4 Divorce Set Aside After q second Mar
rtage and the Birth OF Six Children.
MONTECEI.LO. ILL, March 24.-The IL
linois Supreme Court, yesterday, af-
firmed the decision of a lower court in
the sensational divorce case Of Caswell
VS.. Caswell. This decision sets aside the
cOnfessedly fraudulent divorce which
Daniel HI. Caswell, now a wealthy mer-
chant of Nashville, Tenn, secretly OBJ
tanned nineteen years ago from his wife,
Mary. Of New York. Six children Of
Caswell by his second marriage with
Miss Mary Broadwell, of Dayton, o.. are
rendered illegitimate, and he is made Ii
able for bigamy and perjury in Ohio and
Illinois.
Caswell, after deserting his wife, con.
cealed his whereabouts for seventeen
years. His defense in court was that il
would be contrary to public policy to dis
turb a decree that had stood unchal-
lenged SO long. The defendant and his
two wives are highly connected, having
relatives scattered throughout the Union.
holding distinguished social, political
and commercial positions.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25

DUBLIN, March A.-Unifed ireland
Parnells organ, publishes a bitter at
tack on Balfour, Chief Secretary for
Ireland. 1t calls him Bloody Balfour,
with a tigers heart wrapped in a wo-
mans hide" and says: He has entered
lightly into a struggle with the Catho-
lie Church. In such struggles the proud
est despots have been humbled into dust.
Prince Bismarck, swaying the destinies
of Europe. in his whole career but once
learned the bitterness of defeat, and that
was when he laid his hand on the
church, which resents the sacreligiOus
handling of the sacred privileges Of the
priesthood"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
RIDING ON AN ICE CAKE.
Suffering and Loss of Life In Dakota
A Thrilling Walk.

BISMARCK, March 24.-Ail attempts
to break the Sibley Island gorge with
dynamite are unavailing A man was
seen. last evening riding down the
river on a cake 81 Ice. frantically calling
for help, but IL was impossible 10 help.
Twelve families near Livonia had most
thrilling experience. After being ON
the roofs OF their houses for twenty
four hours, a thin crust formed over the
river, and on this they walked 10 the
shore. some breaking through several
times. but being rescued.
The Fort Lincoln army officers here
are still Of the opinion that the people
opposite the post on the lowlands, south
of the city, perislied In the flood. This
belief II becoming prevalent, and, ~
the reports come In from remote river
districts. the story Of suffering and loss
~ life IA infeusifisl
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
Eixhty-Fiye Men E.tsmbed.

SYDNEY, WALES, March a4.-Eighty-
five men were entombed by the ex-
plosion in the Balbi colliery yesterday.
The accident occurred in q tunnel mile
and half from the mouth Of the pit.
Seven bodies have been recoved. The
tunnel i blocked by debris caused by
the explosion
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25

NEW ORLEANS, March PA fire last
night destroyed four stores ON Dryades
street. corner of ST. Andrews The loss is
sec, 600, fully insured The following
were burned out: j. T. McKenna,
grocery; Boylands crockery store. Gim-
ble's shoe store and an adjacent furniture
store
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25

RICHMOND. Va, March 24.-The State
Democratic Committee met here this
evening and decided to call State Con-
vention at time and place to be deter
mined by the Executive Committee. The
work of the convention will be to map out
the party policy for the Legislative cam
paign this year, and to indorse the action
OF the Legislature on the debt question.
New Orleass Rsess-
NEW ORLEANS, March 24.-The first
race, to-day, three-quarters Of a mile,
Phil Lee won; General Price. second:
Probus. third: time, liz
The second race, seven-eighths of a
mile, Miss DAILY won; John Henry, Sec
ond; Miss. third; time, 1.33.
The third race, one mile, was won by
Bob Miles; Editor. second; Revoke.
third: time, LA.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
LAKE COMO.
Queer Fish Caught--WhistIinE Concert
for Ladies--A Fair sailor,
Correspondence Palatka NEWS

Queer Fish Caught--WhistiinE Concert
for Ladies--A Fair sailor.
Correspondence Palatka NEWS.
LAKE COMO. March "a. 1887.
In connection with other parts Of the
Fruitland Peninsula. / will state. as the
Georgians would say, that the inhab-
itants here are all on deck-ready for
a blizzard 1--WE have had a small one
lately, or a rise of the wind in land sales.
orange groves and other imaginative
stocks.
Rev. DIR. Charles Manchester has been
with US preaching. for three successive
Sabbaths, six most eloquent and able
sermons. So effectually did he hold
forth that quite a religious interest has
been awakened, and quite a number Of
persons have, it is hoped, became per-
manently religious. The reverend gen
tleman has returned to his home-Cleve-
land, Ohio, where he is pastor OF the
Scoville Avenue VI. +. Church, one Of
the largest Of that denominations
churches in the city.
Coming and going is the order of the
day here as elsewhere, Of the boarding
house guests. Old ones have come and
gone. New ones make their appearance,
and thus the whole forms a kind Of
Kaleidoscope picture TO the old settlers.
Mr.. Dan Dusenberry and our mutual
friend Mr.. Isham, of Cleveland, Ohio
have Just returned from weeks hunt
ing, fishing and general enjoyment on
the East Coast" Of the Halifax. The
old time almost profane, go to Hall
fax, has become by railroad enterprise.
quite suggestive. Well'let as many As
may, go TO Halifax" Who caresY
Como is to have on the sth OF April a
rather novel entertainment-no less than
"whistling concert, by ladies. for the
prize OF a beautiful parachute for the
best artist. The whole county Of Putnam
is invited to send representative ladies
married and single, old or young, 10 con
tend for the prize. The ladies are to se-
lect their own tunes, and, behind a
screen, unseen by the audience. are u
blow their own whistles. OF course,
other exercises will take place. choruses
and solos IN singing, ana recHations by
various able performers.
Some Of our latest arrivals have been
Mr.. Gill, Of Syracuse, Mrs. Eddy,
Of New York City. whose husband is Of
the shipping firm Of Eddy & Co.. Cliff
street, New York. whose ships visit all
parts Of the world. The lady in ques-
ton. with her husband. has been around
the world twice. and is yet young and
handsome. She is stopping with her
uncle, Capt. Taber, an old-tiIne whaling
captain. of New Bedford, hut residing.
when North. Mt Wakefield, Mass. Capt.
Carter. also one Of your sea-dogs. Capt.
Taber's brother-in-law. In with him,
catching, or killing. all the aliigators,
moccasins and rattiesnakes, he can lay
his hands, or rather sticks. on. II
would do a curiosity hunter good to ses
the Captains budget Of 'curios" he has
got up here in Florida. and which bs
will display To the curious Yankees wher
he gets among them. He, too, "goes u
Halifax" every few days, and. unlike
some married men, often takes his agree
able wife along with him.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25

Providence, r. l. March A.-In the
House Of Representatives to-day. . reso-
luton proposing an amendment to the
Constitution abolishing the registry tax
and the property qualification for votes
WAS unanimously passed.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
No RussO-French Alliance.

PARIS, March 24.-It is semi-officially
denied that Russia has made overtures
for an alliance with France.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25

MANCHESTER, Va. March a4.-The
wheat is not looking well in the valley,
the severe weather for the last two
weeks having damaged it. Farmers arc
plowing, and it is thought large acreage
will be prepared for corn
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25

CINCINNATI. March 24--At Newark,
o., Jacob Brend died last evening from
the effects of a pan of scalding water
thrown upon him by his wife. Sunday
last The couple had frequently quar-
relied, and ON this occasion Mrs Brend
threw the pan Of boiling water in his
face She kept everybody out Of the
house after the scalding, but since his
death she has become q raving MANIAC
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
Church and state.

BERLIN, March 24.-The Oberhaus
to-day adopted the Ecclesiastical Bill in
the form recommended by the committee,
with the addition of Bishop Kopp's
amendments that the rights of the State
to veto nominations shall only be opera
tive in case of permanent nominations to
cures; also, that admission to orders shall
not depend upon the resolution Of the
government.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDENT.


Eight Lives Reporte4 L0st-The Train
Went Through . Bridge.
LYScHsURG. Va, March "A tr.in
on the Norfolk and Western Railroad
went through Big Otter River bridge,
about twenty miles above this city, this
afternoon. 1t is stated that eight per-
sons were killed. but the particulars can
not be ascertained. A wrecking train,
with physicians. has gone to the scene Of
the disaster
RICHMOND. Va, March 24.-A freight
train went through a bridge nine miles
from Liberty, on the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad, this morning. The bridge
was in process Of repair, and eight or
nine workmen were killed and several
others wounded. None of them were
train hands so far as known. The en-
gine and several cars crossed the bridge
safely before the structure gave way.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25

TsDpsstsoss Weather f"v the 6sesrs'
LONDON. March 24.-Captain Brooks.
Of the steamer Arizona, which arrived at
Queenstown. this morning. from New
York, reports that tempe~ts prevailed
during the entire passage. Nothing was
sesn Of the racing yachts Dauntiess and
Coronet. Secretary Manning and Treas
urer Jordan we're passengers on the
AVizrna
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25

Catharine Lewis. the actress. has maj
ried again
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
Great Mud Singer.
Alta Californian.

Mud from Mauna Loa has fallen In
Cincinnati Did the Sandwich Island
volcano think the last campaign had ex-
hausted the Ohio supply
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Titus. the janitor Of the Hackettstown,
". j.. Seminary, who was condemned 70
death for the murder Of Tillie Smith, has
had his sentence commuted TO life i'm
prisonment by the Court Of Pardons.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
THE LOST HUNTER.
Philadelphia's Latest Sensation
Mis- Fs'ssriss Growing Ia Their Assrssats o. iavss
tisatisa- Mis- essthes Rsiass- ezesss
for the Cause

PHILADELPHIA, March 24.-The liza
bilities Of the firm Of James and John
Hunter, so far as discovered. amount to
e194 900, divided as follows:
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-01-11

TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACcIDENT.-Th,
east bound passenger train on the
Ohio & Baltimore railroad collided
with freight train near Tifiin, Ohio
ON the morning of tile 4th instant
killing 10 persons and probably more
The passenger train was behind time
and was running GO miles an hour
and when rounding turn discovered
the freight train. The engineers on
each train reversed their engines and
put on brakes, but to no purpose.
The smoking car took fire and most
OF the passengers we're roasted alive.
One was running on the others time,
but it is not stated which one was to
blame. This is second only to the
Ashtabula horror in 1867. There is
no excuse for such disasters. 1t is
gross carelessness on the part of con-
ductors or telegraph operators, for it
is as easy to know when train is on
the road as though it could be seen
when it passed the station. 1t is
said the freight train got stalled
mile west of Republic. If such was
the case the freight conductor knew
whether he was entitled TO the road
long enough to run ahead to siding
or not, and IN case he did not have
the time he should have ran back to
the last station and got out of the
way. The trouble is, too many
chances are taken, and the fact that
they escape an accident leads con-
ductors and engineers to become
reckless, and finally great calamity
happens. The man who runs his
train on anothers time should be dis
charged and punished severely, and
the company who suffers it to be
done should have its charter taken
away at once. The laws are good
enough in most of the states, but the
officers of the law are negligent in
enforcing them, especially where no
injury happened,-[ Statesman.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-01-11

A Terrible ExPERIENcE.-T There is
stopping in Delavan, Wis, soldier
who has endured great deal of suf-
fering. His name is Jeremiah Reed,
and he was with Major Reno on the
plains, in 1871. During severe storm
company of thirty men started out
to get cattle for their Winters meat.
All but two froze to death, Jeremiah
Reed being one of the survivors.
These two men, realizing their great
danger, shot their horses, disembowel-
ed them and crawled inside for pro-
lection from the storm and to keen
warm. They ate frozen horseflesh to
keep alive, and remained in that con-
dltion for week. When found
Reeds companion was frozen to the
back of the horse, and modification
had set in. In taking him out part of
his body hung to the horses carcass.
He lived only few hours. Reed had
both feet frozen off, and the stubs are
fearful reminders of his terrible ex-
perlence. He is now suffering severly
from internal difficulties. He gets a
pension of $40 month.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-01-11

aAre these spring chickens, Mrs
Caterer" ayes, indeed, Mr.. Carp
They we're foaled--I mean hatched--
in March, "Where did you get
them?' "From Mrs. Rubric-an
honest woman and genuine Episco-
palian." "Episcopallan, is she? That
accounts for the scant upholstery on
these bones. The good woman has
compelled her chickens to keep Lent"
--[Yonkers Gazette.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-01-11

The first paper floor ever laid, saws
the Scientific Journal, has Just been
completed in the new rink at Indian.
apolis, Ind. The floor is made bv
FASTING and pressing straw boards
together under a powerful hydraulic
press, IN the same way as the discs OF
the paper car wheels are made
When these blocks are perfectly sea-
soned and dried, they are sawed up
into flooring boards and laid with the
edge of the paper forming the sur
face of the floor. This surface is
sandpapered until it is AS smooth as
one vast sheet of Joe, and the adhe.
sive quality of the paper prevents anv
slipping of the roller upon the floor.
The floor is.without joints, perfectly
smooth, and is comparatively noise
less.